College Football Recruiting 2012: The Top Elite Uncommitted Recruits

As National Signing Day approaches, I have come to find that the more and more I look at my board and other research avenues, the more I realize that many of the upper-echelon players have made their decisions.

There aren't that many uncommitted top-tier prospects left this cycle. It's an interesting occurrence, but that's how things have unfolded this 2012 recruiting year.

Sure, we have many big-name, high-profile, highly-ranked recruits still mulling their options, but in general, a lot of the better recruits are already committed.

22. Demetrious Cox, DB

Demetrious Cox is a 6'1", 185-pound safety prospect from Pennsylvania. I think he fits best in a zone-oriented scheme, as he can float around and use his instincts to make plays.

Cox shows solid awareness on the back end, excellent ball location skills and has a knack for getting his hands on the football. He'll plug the run with confidence but also has the route recognition and natural range to make plays on the ball in the passing game.

17. Aziz Shittu, DT

Aziz Shittu burst on the scene a few weeks ago, as he was basically unblockable at the Nike Camp in Los Angeles. He dominated one-on-ones and made evaluators go back and watch more tape of his junior season.

At 6'3" and 275 pounds, Shittu had 6.5 sacks and more than 75 stops from his defensive tackle spots as a junior. He does it with a combination of snap quickness, strength and athleticism on every snap.

Stanford, Cal, USC, Florida, Michigan, UCLA and Texas A&M are his top schools.

15. Zach Banner, OT

Zach Banner stands 6'9"—yes, 6'9"—and weighs 300 pounds. He is not just a stick figure, as he shows great athleticism on the edges to set up quickly, bend his knees, slide, mirror and anchor versus all rushers.

Banner can use his long arms to wash, but he can also get up in targets' chests as a drive blocker.

12. Nelson Agholor, ATH

There is talk that Nelson Agholor may be the most athletic player in Florida this year, and his tape does nothing to dispel that notion.

At 6'2" and 180 pounds, he makes play after play all night long.

He can factor as a safety, receiver, running back or corner. Talk is his best spot may be safety, but you can't count him out as a receiver. He's dynamic with the ball in his hands, but then again, he could be an All-American safety.

11. Kyle Murphy, OT

Kyle Murphy is another great OT, standing at 6'7" and 270 pounds, and he has solid athleticism for an offensive trench man.

Murphy excels in pass protection and gets by through being simply more athletic than his opponents. Once he gets coached up in college, look out, because he will combine athleticism with technique, and that could equal no sacks for opposing rushers.

9. Avery Young, OT

When you watch Avery Young move around on tape, you wonder if he could even play tight end—he is that athletic.

He has not even scratched the surface as to how good he can be, as the 6'5", 275-pounder looks like a potential left tackle.

Young can set up quickly, slide, mirror, bend, recover and anchor versus rushers, down after down. Once he learns good hand placement and how to mix up his sets, he could develop into an All-American left tackle.

Georgia, Florida, Auburn and Alabama seem to be the core four right now.